Jim Hess

No.  That duplicate layer is going to hide the original layer that was created using the raw image data.  Adjustment layers would have an affect because they are in a sense transparent, containing...

You can't do that.  Those adjustments are not part of the raw image.  The whole idea of going back to ACR via the smart object is to make further adjustments to the raw image data and apply those...

It has been a long time since I have used CS3, so I don't know if it has the feature to convert images to smart objects.  If it does, and if you convert the image, then you can double click on the...

There is a lot of talk all over the Internet just like what we are reading here.  Everyone is talking tough, sitting back and waiting for Adobe to collapse.  That simply isn't going to happen.  Do...

As far as new features are concerned in Photoshop CS6, I have enjoyed using the blur gallery, and I like the adaptive wide angle filter which I use on panoramas.  I think the upgrade was worth it...

I don't understand your workflow.  If you have edited an original image and created a tiff in a new folder, why would you expect VNX2 to then create the original file?  That original file is...

I haven't read the Adobe license agreement, and I won't do it now.  But I don't believe there is a restriction on the student edition that prevents you from doing professional work.  I read...

Absolutely!  It adds some nice features, and those features won't go away when/if Lightroom really does go subscription.  One question, have you read anywhere that Lightroom will only be available...

Try clicking/dragging the left side of the histogram.  Pull the left side into the gap.

It sounds like you have perhaps inadvertently selected a fixed ratio.  Click and hold on the crop icon and make sure that "normal" is selected.

The crop tool works the way it always has for me.  What is the problem?

The fundamental difference between Lightroom and Photoshop for Photoshop Elements is that Lightroom is a parametric editor.  That means that Lightroom makes no changes whatsoever to the pixel data...

The only time I used it was when I had a 32 bit computer and was trying to create panorama images.  I would often run out of memory.  Converting to 8 bit seemed to solve the problem in most...

What?  So you have to have someone else do your checking?  Well, OK.  Amazon has Lightroom 4 for about $122.  If you have ANY previous version of Lightroom you can purchase an upgrade edition for...

The D90 was first compatible with ACR 4.6, which is the last version that was released for Photoshop CS3. I don't recall if there were problems with that release. But according to the compatibility...

It isn't just the camera profile that becomes part of the default settings.  Anything you adjust (profile, sharpness, saturation, white balance, curve settings, you get the idea, EVERYTHING) will...

In my opinion, great easiest way to simplify your Lightroom processing is to take a little time to create your own default settings for your camera.  Take one of your images that represents your...

But that is the way it has to work.  The preview file shows all of the adjustments that have been made using Lightroom.  Lightroom doesn't apply changes to the original images.  If there wasn't a...

No picture file is ever "in" Lightroom.  When images are imported, you are merely telling Lightroom where they are located.  And that location is what is stored in the catalog.  If you move an...

I suppose a lot depends on what you are really comfortable doing.  If you purchase a boxed version, in most cases it will not be the most recent update.  That means that as soon as you install it...